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Photograph of friends from two families, the Evanses and the Kendricks, seated together and posed for a portrait. Pictured from left to right are Sarah Elizabeth Evans, Sue Kendrick, James M. Kendrick (the child standing in front), Maria Evans Sleeper, Charles Evans, Sr., and Blanche Kendrick holding Charles E. Kendrick in her lap.

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Photograph of the Evans family posed on the porch steps of their house in Waco, Texas. Standing in the top row wearing an apron are Sarah (AKA Sallie) Isabel Baker Evans and her husband William George Evans. Also pictured on the left are Charles Evans, Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Evans, William Warren Evans, Lillian Evans (as an infant), and Rosa Johnson Evans. On the right are two young brothers Harold and John Sleeper and their mother Maria Evans Sleeper.

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Photograph of Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans surrounded by her granddaughters, Elizabeth, Frances, and Ruth Evans, who are all of similar age. They are seated in the grass with toy dolls, just outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas.

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Photograph of four friends standing ankle deep in water at an unidentified beach. From left to right is John T. Willis, Sr., Nannie Clara Evans Willis, Robert Warren Evans, and Lucile Elizabeth Evans. They are all wearing bathing suits.

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Photograph of a Greek Revival-style two-story house at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. It belonged to Charles Evans, Sr. and Nannie Caroline Sleeper Evans. The property is covered in snow.

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Photograph of a Queen Anne-style two-story house that belonged to William Warren Evans. A man and a small child are visible standing on the porch steps. The man is believed to be William Warren Evans' father, William George Evans.

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Photograph of a young Lillian Evans standing outside of the Evans family home in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo claims that she is the daughter of William Warren Evans. A photo of a man is attached to the back of the photo; the name "James" has been written directly beneath the photo.

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Photograph of Lucile Elizabeth Evans, standing outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. As the maid of honor to an unidentified bride, she is clad in a long-sleeved dress and a wide-brimmed hat. She is clutching a bouquet of flowers in her arm. The photo is attached to a piece of black paper upon which this note has been written underneath the photo: "the maid of honor Miss Lucile Evans, April 29, '17."

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Photograph of five members of the Evans family standing together on the porch of the family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. Standing on the top row are Charles Evans, Jr., Robert Warren Evans, and William Gardner Evans. On the front row are Nannie Clara Evans Willis and Lucile Elizabeth Evans.

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Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman, before she married and took the name Willis. She is sitting on the driver side of an automobile, which is parked in front of the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas.

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Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman, before she married and took the name of Willis. She is standing on the steps of her family's home in Waco, Texas while holding a large bouquet of flowers in her arms.

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Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman before she married and took the name Willis. She is standing outdoors near a small, leafy tree at 2100 Colcord Avenue. She is clad in a long, ruffled, and tiered dress.

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Photograph of an elderly Nannie Caroline Sleeper Evans holding an infant (Nancy Claire Willis) in her arms. Nannie is visible from the waist up and is wearing several layers and a dark-colored hat; the baby is wearing a light-colored dress, bonnet, and booties and is smiling at the camera. There are plants visible in the background. The corners on the left side of the photograph are cut off.

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Photograph of Nannie Caroline Sleeper Evans seated in a wicker chair and holding an infant Nancy Claire Willis in her lap. They are outdoors, just outside of the Evans family home in Waco, Texas.

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Photograph of the Hettie Baker Tobin, who was the sister of Sarah Isabel Baker Evans, according to accompanying information. She is an elderly woman dressed in austere, post-Victorian era style clothing.

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Photograph of an infant, Menifee Reed Cheek, nestled in a large white blanket in a studio setting. A handwritten note on the back of the photo claims that he was 24 days old at the time the picture was taken.